Verbs with an Extra "H"
Please note that the information below was taken from Wıı̀lıı̀deh Yatıı̀ Wet’à Edàgot’ı̨ Yatıı̀ Enı̨tł’è, published by the Goyatıkǫ̀ Language Society,edited by Alessandro Jaker, Fred Sangris and Mary Rose Sunberg. The book is an excellent source of additional, in-depth information. This page is intended to be used to support our language classes by providing audio files to accompany some sample verbs.
Most verbs have an "h" in the first person, singular form, meaning "I am doing something." Some verbs have an "h" in almost all the forms right before the stem. This "h" indicates that we are causing something to happen or causing something to be the way it is.
Example 1: eht'è - to cook
Please note that the information below was taken from Wıı̀lıı̀deh Yatıı̀ Wet’à Edàgot’ı̨ Yatıı̀ Enı̨tł’è, published by the Goyatıkǫ̀ Language Society,edited by Alessandro Jaker, Fred Sangris and Mary Rose Sunberg. The book is an excellent source of additional, in-depth information. This page is intended to be used to support our language classes by providing audio files to accompany some sample verbs.
Most verbs have an "h" in the first person, singular form, meaning "I am doing something." Some verbs have an "h" in almost all the forms right before the stem. This "h" indicates that we are causing something to happen or causing something to be the way it is.
Example 1: eht'è - to cook
First Person Second Person Third Person |
Singular
eht’è neht’è eht’è |
Second Person
wı̀t’è aht’è geht’è |
Third Person
ts’eht’è aht’è geht’è |
Example Sentences
1. Sı̨ łèt’è eht’è. I am cooking bannock.
2. Cecılıa, wıı̀lıkwǫ̀ eht’è. Cecilia is cooking coney.
3. Ayı̀ı neht’è. What are you cooking?
4. Ayı̀ı aht’è? What are you people cooking?
1. Sı̨ łèt’è eht’è. I am cooking bannock.
2. Cecılıa, wıı̀lıkwǫ̀ eht’è. Cecilia is cooking coney.
3. Ayı̀ı neht’è. What are you cooking?
4. Ayı̀ı aht’è? What are you people cooking?
Example 2: ehtsı̨ - to make
First Person Second Person Third Person |
Singular
ehtsı̨ nehtsı̨ ehtsı̨ |
Dual
wı̀tsı̨ or dı̀tsı̨ ahtsı̨ gehtsı̨ |
Plural
ts’ehtsı̨ ahtsı̨ gehtsı̨ |
Example SentencesŁ
1. Sı̨ ke ehtsı̨. I am making moccasins.
2. Ayı̀ı nehtsı̨? What are you making?
1. Sı̨ ke ehtsı̨. I am making moccasins.
2. Ayı̀ı nehtsı̨? What are you making?